A psychic says the ghost of Richard III is haunting Leicester Cathedral after taking a photo which she says shows an image of his face in a stone slab.

Christine Hamlett, of Northwich, Cheshire, took the photo after visiting the resting place of the 15th century monarch earlier this month.

She claims she could feel Richard's presence in the historic building and was shocked when she looked over her photos of the day.

Christine Hamlett says this photo (left) she took in Leicester Cathedral appears to show the face of Richard III peering out from the stone slab on the floor. Right: The image is clearer after Ms Hamlett darkened the photo

The remains of Richard III (pictured) were reburied in the cathedral after they were found in a nearby car park

The 58-year-old medium said: 'I felt totally calm inside the cathedral - I could feel a calming presence and I think it might have been Richard.

'I always take pictures and send out my thoughts when I visit places and when I looked back at the pictures of the slabs afterwards I was stunned - I saw Richard's face staring back at me.

'I've felt drawn to Richard for quite some time so it was a real privilege to visit. I did feel a bit strange, I'm used to reaching out to spirits but I felt weirdly reassured, it was unusual.

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'As soon as I arrived I felt a calming, authoritative presence and I was struck by how small the cathedral is on the inside - there's no doubt that Richard's tomb takes pride of place.'

The remains of King Richard, who was killed at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, were discovered under a car park in Leicester in 2012 and confirmed as his the following year.

The discovery sparked a revival in interest in the monarch and huge crowds lined the route when he was reburied earlier this year.

Medium Christine Hamlett says she could feel the monarch's presence in the cathedral during her visit

A photo taken during an archaeological dig in 2012 shows the bones that would later be confirmed as Richard's

Ms Hamlett added: 'I wanted to pay him my respects because his time as King has had a bad press. I know that and I'm sympathetic.

'I invite the spirits to reveal themselves to me and take the photographs - my friends call me the psychic paparazzi.

'When I look at the photos on my computer, I lighten and darken the photos, as sometimes that can help the spirits reveal themselves.'

Leicester Cathedral won the right to house the monarch's body after his descendants lost a legal challenge to have him reburied in York, where spent much of his youth and later governed during the reign of his brother.

Thousands turned out for the monarch's re-internment ceremony earlier this year

The completed stone tomb of Richard III in Leicester Cathedral following his reinternment